Some cosmetic manufacturers own the brands on the shelf. Many others are contract or private-label makers that produce goods for companies selling under their own names, and a few handle a single step such as formulation, filling or packaging. Taken together, the category covers makeup, skincare, hair care, fragrance, nail and personal care products.
Anyone launching or expanding a beauty line should first decide between a stock formula that can be customized and a fully original one. Minimum order quantities vary widely and often decide the question for smaller brands. Ask how the manufacturer handles ingredient sourcing, stability testing, batch records and labeling, and confirm that it complies with the regulations that apply to your product and the markets where you plan to sell. Packaging options, lead times, sample policies and who owns the formula once development ends are worth settling in writing early.
Cosmetic companies are named below, and many link out so you can review their capabilities. The order does not suggest that one is preferred over another, and being listed does not mean a company is vouched for. Contact each one to confirm services. Beauty manufacturers that want to be included, or need a listing updated, can send a request through the add-company page.
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GAR Labs Inc
Scalisi Cosmetics
Adesse Global Cosmetics, LLC
Deco Beauty Products
Leven Rose
Alberto-Culver
Amazingcosmetics
Aveda
Avlon Industries
Avon Products, Inc
Ben Nye Makeup Company
Benefit Cosmetics LLC
Birchbox
Bonne Bell
Bumble and bumble
Burt’s Bees
Carol’s Daughter
Caswell-Massey
Clarisonic
Clinique Laboratories, LLC
Colgate-Palmolive
Coty, Inc.
CoverGirl
DEX New York
Elizabeth Arden, Inc.
Emlin
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
Eyes Lips Face
Forever Living Products
Gurwitch Products
Hard Candy
Johnson Products Company
Mary Kay
Kiehl’s
Lady Esther
Lenthéric, Inc.
Chattem Inc.
MAC Cosmetics
Madame C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company
Mally Beauty
Cattiva Cosmetics
Max Factor
Maybelline LLC,
Merry Hempsters
Monteil Cosmetics International
NARS Cosmetics
Neill Corporation
Noxell
Origins (Cosmetics)
Peacekeeper Cause-Metics
Revlon, Inc
Richard Hudnut
Shea Yeleen
SK-II
SkinCeuticals
Stila Cosmetics
Theraderm
Violent Lips
P & G
L’Oréal
Beiersdorf
Shiseido
Henkel
LVMH
Pinnacle Cosmetics
Columbia Cosmetics
Cosmeceutical USA, Inc
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